Fred

Moby ID: 178653

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Released: 1976 on Mainframe
Credits: 1 person

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Strategy / tactics
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: Board game

Supported Systems/Models: IBM 360/370
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

See Also

Fred (1984 on Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC)
Fred (1989 on Atari ST, 1990 on Amiga)
Fred (1991 on Atari 8-bit)

Description

Fred is a Gomoku program running on an IBM 370/155 mainframe. The game competed in a computer Gomoku championship in 1976. Gomoku is a game of five-in-a-row where players take turn placing pieces on a 19x19 grid. The first player to manage to get five pieces in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally wins the game.

Groups +

Genre: Board game - Five in a Row / Gomoku Narabe

Credits (Mainframe version)

Programmer

J. Sturdy

Analytics

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Identifiers +

MobyGames ID: 178653

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Game added by vedder.

Game added January 24, 2022. Last modified February 22, 2023.